Where does EnteroMedics Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), EnteroMedics Inc. ranks #26,237 of 49,997 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

How many patents does EnteroMedics Inc. hold?

EnteroMedics Inc. holds 10 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2017, spanning 3 technology areas.

What is EnteroMedics Inc.'s Innovation Score?

EnteroMedics Inc. has an Innovation Score of 20.5 out of 100 (7th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does EnteroMedics Inc. focus on?

EnteroMedics Inc.'s top technology area is A61N (ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy) with 10 patents, ranking #372 of 1,943 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 3 CPC subclasses total.

Is EnteroMedics Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

EnteroMedics Inc.'s recent grant velocity is -100% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). Grant activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for EnteroMedics Inc.'s patents?

EnteroMedics Inc.'s patents average 10.2 claims each. This is an aggregate descriptive count from the grant record; it does not establish claim scope, legal strength, enforceability, or design-around risk.

How is the EnteroMedics Inc. patent data sourced?

All patent data comes from USPTO PatentsView, a public research dataset maintained by the United States Patent and Trademark Office covering US granted utility patents from 2015 to 2025.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

EnteroMedics Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 10 granted patents across 3 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2017. Grant-trend analysis is cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search; it does not measure application filings, current R&D, or legal strength. Primary class: A61N (ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Enteromedics ranks #26,237 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 10 patents across 3 technology areas.

#26,237
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 7th percentile
by Innovation Score (20.5/100): 10.2
avg claims per patent: -100%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R26237 · US Corporation #26,237 · 10 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-PAR · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 10 grants
MID-PACK #26,237/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Enforcement Video
CPC-NARROW A61N · 3 areas
INNOV-THIN 20.5/100
CLAIMS-PAR 10.2 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -100% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Enforcement Video, LLC (±0 grants)

Instrument codes from this assignee’s USPTO PatentsView grant sheet: volume band, corpus rank, photo-finish peer, lead CPC, Innovation Score, claim depth, assignee type, velocity, and book completeness. Not a USPTO rating of patent strength.

How Enteromedics’s 20.5 Innovation Score adds up

The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.

Volume 8.3 pts (40%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 6.1 pts (30%) Claim depth 6.1 pts (30%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
EnteroMedics · this assignee

21
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Enteromedics's Innovation Score is 20.5/100 (7th percentile of the PatentsView-derived corpus). The chart places that score against the nearest Innovation Score peers plus corpus poles, not a reprint of the volume ranking.

Does more volume mean deeper claims for Enteromedics?

Each dot is one of Enteromedics’s 8 nearest volume peers (same corpus rank neighbourhood as the chart above), placed by total granted patents (horizontal) against average claims per patent (vertical). Enteromedics’s own 10.2 claims/patent is at or below the 20.5 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

Enteromedics vs its 8 nearest volume peers: granted patents vs average claims per patent. Source: USPTO PatentsView.

Where Enteromedics's grants concentrate

EnteroMedics Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 3 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under A61N (ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (4 grants) versus a trough of 3 in 2016. By volume, Enteromedics sits between Enforcement Video, LLC and Epicentre Technologies Corporation.

Enforcement Video

10
Enki Technology

10
Enpirion

10
Ensighten

10
Enterprise

10
Enverus

10
Environmental Man…

10
Epicentre

10
Enteromedics ◀

10

What this shows EnteroMedics holds 10 patents at rank #26,257, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near EnteroMedics

By rank, the assignees closest to #26,257 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61N (Electrotherapy)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in EnteroMedics's primary technology class.

Enteromedics's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)

21 7th percentile higher than 7% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2017

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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EnteroMedics Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	4	40.0%
2016	3	30.0%
2017	3	30.0%

Which technologies does EnteroMedics Inc. patent most?

A61N - ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy 10

A61M - Devices FOR Introducing Media Into, OR Onto, THE Body ; Devices FOR Transducing Body Media OR FOR Taking Media From THE Body ; Devices FOR Producing OR Ending Sleep OR Stupor 2

A61F - Filters Implantable Into Blood VESSELS; PROSTHESES; Devices Providing Patency TO, OR Preventing Collapsing OF, Tubular Structures OF THE Body, e.g. STENTS; Orthopaedic, Nursing OR Contraceptive DEVICES; FOMENTATION; Treatment OR Protection OF Eyes OR EARS; Bandages, Dressings OR Absorbent PADS; Firs 1

Top 3 of 3 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

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What to do with this data

EnteroMedics Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

EnteroMedics Inc.'s lead technology class is A61N (ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61N
Ranked #26,237 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare EnteroMedics Inc. against Enforcement Video, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 20.5/100 blends volume, velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth. How it's calculated

Figures reflect USPTO PatentsView grant data through May 2026; pending applications not yet granted are not counted.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent

Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the USPTO PatentsView database. Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sources used on this page

USPTO PatentsView - the disambiguated bulk patent-grant, assignee, and CPC data this page's figures are derived from. patentsview.org
Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) - the joint USPTO/EPO classification scheme used to group patents by technology area. cooperativepatentclassification.org
USPTO Patent Public Search - the official interface to verify the status of any individual patent. ppubs.uspto.gov

Compiled by PlainPatent, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Process · May 15, 2026

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